TRENDnet Internet Camera Server w/ Audio

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Product Details

• Item Weight: 8.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000FSP020
• Item model number: TVIP201
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #13,862 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 10, 2006

Product Description

Product Description

TV-IP201 Internet audio Camera Server is the perfect device for remote monitoring and transmitting real-time events over the Internet. The TV-IP201 functions as a video/audio/surveillance camera allowing you to view live events with your web browser via Internet or Intranet. Up to 16 cameras can be remotely managed with the bundled IP View software. This Internet Camera Server has M-JPEG quality streaming video, automatic image capture, and event notification via e-mail, making it the ideal solution for Internet video broadcasting applications

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars reliable and works as advertised but with flaws, April 11, 2009

By	Matthew Ptak (Baltimore, MD USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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This camera is very easy to use and it does what it claims to do but there are a few flaws with it that you should know before you buy it. 1) the most fatal flaw is that the motion recording of video requires heavy bandwidth on our network and your PC because the camera sends all video data to your PC and your PC needs to process everything. (You basically need to dedicate a PC just for the camera). 2) As mentioned in other reviews, the audio is poor. 3) It seems that there could be better compression of bandwidth in sending and saving video, the saved videos take up about 1MB a second even on the middle settings. 4) The field of view is very restricted, it does not have a wide angle lens, if you mount it in the top corner of a room, it will only see about 25% of the room.
In short, it is simply a webcam that doesn't require a direct PC connection. It is fun to play with as you can see what is happening at your house using any internet connection. However, I would like to find a better alternative than this camera as it is not practical for serious security monitoring. It is more of a play toy.

4.0 out of 5 stars Does its job, and works well. , February 9, 2009

By	T. Merchant - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

When searching for a IP enabled camera, I had a hard time finding one that didn't have a reputation for being unstable or unreliable.

This camera has proven to be both stable and reliable, and I am very happy with its performance. It has been online for two months now without a failure or a reboot, and performs exactly as expected.

2.0 out of 5 stars Do not buy if you need to use audio function over the Internet! , November 17, 2008

By	Snowstorm (CA USA) - See all my reviews

The major problem of this product is the audio quality. It's simply poor when used within the local network, and totally useless if you try to use it over the Internet (even with high speed cable connection). If I knew that audio quality is that bad, I would buy IP100 and save $50.